The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-07
Week of Prayer for Young Men

by appointments OF the Twenty Seventh
International Convention and the Tenth
Worlds Conference of Young Mems Chris
tian Associations, November Is to 10 will be
observed as a week Of prayer for young men
and Young Mems Christian Associations
throughout the world. Great blessings have
attended devout observance of this season
in the past. 1t is expected that pastors will
preach on Sunday morning, November 10,
a sermon intended to increase an interest in
special effort for the salvation of young men.
Following are the topics suggested by the
International Committee for the week;
November 10, Sunday morning-Urgent rea-
sons for the prompt and thorough service. Feel.
TX: 10; John TX: A.
Sunday evening-Right reason leads to &C.
encouragement OF God. Luke XIV: II, 10; Dan.
iy: 34-37.
November IA. Monday-H Hiding places. Gen.
Ill: 8; Jer. xiii "a; lisa. xxi: 2; Ps xxi: z.
and Outposts Prov. iv: 20-27.
November 16, Wednesdays the Twilight,
in the Evening, in the Black and Dark Night"
Prov. vii: Job xxiv 10; Prov. VIZ 80; Rom. xvi:
10.
November II, .Tbursday-Am Fighting vic
torlous Fight2 III Tim. iv; 6-8 III Cor X: 3-5.
November 10, Friday-Sowing and Reaping.
Gai VI: TO tsee Jacob Gen. xxxyii: So; xxxyii:
November 10, saturday-Three typical resolu-
lions. Luke xii: 1919; TX: 81; XIV: 10.
Following is brief statement about the
International Committee of Young Mems
Christian Associations and the work intrust-
ed to it.:
THE International Committee is the Executive
Committee OF the Association of the United States
and Canada, appointed by the International Con-
yentlon. Its headquarters are located In New
York city. 1t consists of 33 members, represent
ing all sections Of the two countries. 1t was in
corporated in 1883, and has board Of fifteen
trustees.
1T employs force of twelve secretaries, (rein.
forced for brief periods by occasional vis tors and
workers., who devote their time to helping and
strengthening town and city, railroad and college,
German and eolored Associations, and State and
Provincial organizations, by visitation, cores
pondence. ets In response to urgent calls for
them from young men actively at work in the As
soclations. the committee issue annually suggcs-
tive pamphlets concerning work for young men.
THE Committee Is the only agency to extend
and care for the work in immense regions of the
continent now destitute OF Associations, or where
they are few and feeble.
Though the work covers so wide territory
and its agents are obliged to travel so extensively
In all parts OF the continent, the total annual
penditure by the committee has been hitherto
less than $40 900 For this sum the Committee
Is entirely dependent upon the contributions of
the Associations and other friends of work for
young men,
The following are few of the latest statistics
OF the work on the Committees field
Number OF Associations, 1176; membership,
10000; annual current expenses, S950.000; lie
Association buildings, valued at "a 822, $50: 426
libraries of 295, COG volumes sos reading rooms;
total net property, S6,U63, 259; 760 weekly Bible
classes and 700 weekly prayer meetings. for
young men only; 6S7 educational classes 2347
lectures; 168 gymnasiums 623 general secreta-
res and other paid officers engaged in the local,
state and international departments IL ,628 sit
uations Tor young men secured; 22S7 sociables;
l6S Boys departments; 10 railroad and 10 Ger
man departments; 26S college and "a colored
Associations